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Common Names
Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTERYL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Fruit | 117.0 | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| CAFAFLAVANONE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTOCARPESIN | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROISOOSAJIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| DIHYDROISOPOMIFERIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 1286.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 0 | Heart Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| DIHYDROOSAJAXANTHONE-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| DIHYDROQUERCETIN | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |